#rabbit advice

also I still haven't picked a name

Absolutely! This is a bit broad a question, but I can give some general tips.

First, know that a rabbits diet is extremely important as their gut health is fragile. 80% of a rabbits diet should be hay. So feed your rabbit timothy, orchard, or meadow hay and that should be available at ALL times. If you feed pellets, I always recommend the brand Oxbow—you do not want to use brands that have molasses or a ton of weird fillers those are going to be bad for the gut.  And pellets should only be fed in 1/8 cup to ¼ cup amounts. Too much is bad for them it’s a dietary supplement to make sure they get enough calories. But more important than this is the hay. I also recommend putting the hay where the litter is and in the litter box, because they poop where they eat. Make sure the greens you feed your rabbit aren’t overwhelming the diet either. So id give ½ cup to 1 cup of greens daily.

Second, its really important that the litter box is bigger than the rabbit. Enough that the rabbit can comfortably lay down and turn around in it. I recommend stainless steel ones because they are easy to clean and don’t get crusty nearly as much. But plastic ones are fine too. Just the size matters. Litter should be unscented. Do not fall for the “odor killing” ones that have baking soda. Baking soda is very toxic and rabbits love to snack on their environment so its going to be harmful to them to eat it. I like to use treated pine pellets at the shelter we work at, and at home I use pelleted recycled paper.

Rabbits are prone to respiratory distress, so its important too that the area you have them in doesn’t have like candles or strong perfumes or any of that because they can get respiratory infections fast.

Theres honestly a lot of stuff that can be said about rabbits for first time owners so feel free to follow up with specific questions if needed. A major tip though is recording your rabbits breathing and behavior when its healthy, so that way if you think its distressed, you have a point of reference.

And ahhhh right. Spindle is cuddly, nima is not. Rabbits hate being picked up thats pretty universal, but spindle loves to just toddle over and boop my shoulder with his nose or flop next to me for pets. Nima would rather I be hurled into a ditch off the highway. it is what it is LOL

I love it so muchhh. Like, in your most recent post with Sun and Moon getting a chocolate. The excitement they have is overwhelming as they waited for a kiss. Just so cute!!

The dizzy look on the reader's/technician's face when they get jumpscared by the daycare attendants. Just the silliest face! Especially at the end when the reader/technician is walking away to give the children chocolate. The goofiest face after breaking Sun and Moon's heart XD

I'm basically just expanding on my Bio here. Read that for a TL;DR. Loooong post underneath, but there's categories for easy skimming

Doing us a MISTY MIST to try and stay cool in this horrific heat. You can also see Delilah’s current favourite method of staying cool, a chilled ceramic tile. I don’t think she’s decided yet if the indignity of being sprayed with water is worth it.

I've seen conflicting views on this. Some people say it provides excellent enrichment and they get fresh grass. Other people say the outdoors are too dangerous and predators like birds can frighten your house bunny, even if you keep them under close watch.